Blue Flag beaches: Eight Cape Town beaches get iconic status

It's officially sun, sand and blue sky season and eight of Cape Town's beaches have just been awarded Blue Flag status. Here's where...

In some pretty great news for the City of Cape Town, eight of its beaches have just been accorded Blue Flag status by the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa ., have also been awarded Pilot blue flag status.Among the criteria are universal access, effective waste management, availability of interpretive signage and control of domestic animals, e.g. dogs on beaches.

“As we wade deeper into the summer season, our beaches and recreational facilities will be bustling with residents and visitors. A lot of hard work continues behind the scenes to ensure that we are summer ready, and that residents and visitors alike will enjoy our world class amenities and facilities.” Van der Ross said.

“Details of our lifeguard deployments and general summer safety plans will be made public in the coming weeks, as we count down to the start of the festive season, and this Blue Flag announcement is a most welcome boost,” Van der Ross added.The Blue Flag Season will run from 1 December 2023 to 31 January 2024 at all of the accredited beaches, except Camps Bay and Muizenberg, where it will be in effect until end March 2024, the city said in its statement.

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